| Dave Wright | |
| Birth Name: | David Wright |
| Birth Date: | 1965 4, df=yes[1] |
| Birth Place: | Killamarsh, Derbyshire, England |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
| Weight: | 77 kg |
| Event: | Men's & mixed doubles |
| Handedness: | Right |
| Bwf Id: | EB7F2607-C2B5-4F22-B171-4246413E8788 |
David Wright (born 10 April 1965) is a former English badminton international player and two times English National doubles champion.[2]
Wright who represented Yorkshire became an English National doubles champion after winning the English National Badminton Championships men's doubles title with Nick Ponting in 1991.[3] He then repeated the success two years in 1993 later but this time he partnered Julian Robertson.[4]
Wright represented Great Britain at the 1992 Olympic Games playing in the men's doubles with Nick Ponting. In the first round they beat German pair Stefan Frey and Stephan Kuhl,[5] but defeated in the second round to Indonesian pair Rexy Mainaky and Ricky Subagja.[6]
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Mixed doubles
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Bell's Open | Nick Ponting | Andy Goode Miles Johnson | 15–7, 15–7 | Winner | |
| 1988 | Welsh International | Nick Ponting | | Winner | ||
| 1989 | Welsh International | Nick Ponting | Miles Johnson Andy Salvidge | 15–11, 15–9 | Winner | |
| 1990 | Austrian International | Nick Ponting | Michael Keck Kai Mitteldorf | Winner | ||
| 1990 | Welsh International | Nick Ponting |  Mike Bitten Bryan Blanshard | 15–5, 10–15, 15–10 | Winner | |
| 1991 | Wimbledon Open | Nick Ponting | Andy Goode Chris Hunt | 15–4, 15–10 | Winner | |
| 1991 | Irish International | Nick Ponting | Andy Goode Chris Hunt | 15–5, 15–2 | Winner | |
| 1992 | Wimbledon Open | Nick Ponting | Andy Goode Chris Hunt | 15–8, 15–4 | Winner | |
| 1992 | Welsh International | Nick Ponting | Michael Adams Chris Rees | 15–9, 15–2 | Winner | |
| 1993 | Iceland International | Julian Robertson |  Broddi Kristjánsson Oli Bjorn Zimsen | 15–2, 15–4 | Winner | |
| 1994 | Mauritius International | Michael Adams | Teh Chong Chen Wong Choong Hann | 15–7, 15–7 | Winner | |
| 1996 | Mauritius International | Nitin Panesar | Mahathir Mustaffa Jason Wong | 15–6, 15–18, 15–9 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Welsh International | Claire Palmer | Mike Brown Jillian Wallwork | 15–11, 15–6 | Winner | |
| 1992 | Wimbledon Open | Sara Sankey | Simon Archer Joanne Davies | 5–15, 15–12, 15–11 | Winner | |
| 1993 | Iceland International | Lorraine Thomas | Julian Robertson Kerri McKittrick | 15–5, 1–0 retired | Winner | |
| 1994 | Mauritius International | Karen Chapman | Michael Adams Joanne Davies | 11–15, 9–15 | Runner-up | |
| 1996 | Mauritius International | Lorraine Cole | Carl Fenton Justine Willmott | 15–4, 15–4 | Winner |